April 2012
“This kind of divisiveness, this attack of success, is very different than what...”
– Mitt Romney (via azspot)
So clueless.
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Student protests force Quebec’s Liberal Party... →
cactustreemotel:
sinidentidades:
MONTREAL — The Liberal Party of Quebec Premier Jean Charest, faced with a student protest movement that has turned violent, said Sunday it was relocating its annual convention to a city outside Montreal.
The party, which has been in power for nine years in the French-speaking Canadian province that is home to eight million people, had been scheduled to hold...
“Skousen quotes from an essay which argues that “one of the blessings of slavery”...”
– Meet W. Cleon Skousen: conspiracy theorist, slavery apologist, tea party icon. Mitt Romney says you should read him. (via motherjones)
Romney’s just such a classy guy.
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Help support a pro-choice student under attack... →
the-womanifesto:
An art student at my school, Western Kentucky University, is getting tons of national heat right now for her own backlash against a pro-life group. The group covered an entire set of bleachers with 4,000 crosses and from the art classroom windows you could see that it spelled out the word “LIFE.” They also targeted students walking by and asked them questions about abortion and...
Watchthepoliticalnotebook:
President Obama, in his weekly address (which you can watch here), talked about a new executive order signed on Friday meant to curb the predatory practices of for-profit colleges towards veterans. He said:
The sad truth is that there are people out there who are less interested in helping our men and women in uniform get ahead and more interested in making a buck. They...
Federal government to create militarized... →
cactustreemotel:
pieceinthepuzzlehumanity:
The image of federal agents on downtown streets far from McCormick Place — in battle gear, weapons slung — three weeks before the summit is certain to have a chilling effect on those who live and work in the Loop. It also calls into question Host Committee Executive Director Lori Healey’s oft-repeated message that Chicago will remain “open for...
The only asian surnames according to American TV...
cactustreemotel:
jaydenw:
Cho
Chang
You forgot Kim and Lee - but that’s all I got.
Young men in Mexico say the U.S. no longer offers... →
cactustreemotel:
sinidentidades:
In a typical year, the young men in this agricultural region of western Mexico would have made the journey north to America. But not this year or for this generation: a better future across the border is a promise they no longer trust.
“For years, we dreamed of America, but now that dream is no good,” says 18-year-old Pedro Morales, sitting in the elegant...
Cactus Tree Motel: lightspeedsound: 45 totally... →
lightspeedsound:
45 totally superficial reasons why Hillary Clinton should run for President in 2016
1. She believes in evolution.
2. She’s non-partisan.
She likes dogs AND cats.
3. She has touched Meryl Streep.
4. And Oprah.
“For the first eight years of our marriage, [Michelle and I] were paying more in...”
– —President Obama in North Carolina today on why Congress has to act to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling (via barackobama)
When Obama was nominated, he got a lot of criticism for not having military experience. I think it’s more pertinent that he had the experience of not...
“It’s like setting a jar of moonshine on the floor of a boxcar full of 10 hobos...”
– 6 Things Rich People Need to Stop Saying | Cracked.com (via rachelfershleiser)
Relevant.
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Basically.
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Three-Quarters Of Money Raised By Top Romney... →
anticapitalist:
Though Romney has not voluntarily disclosed any campaign bundlers who are not lobbyists, federal law requires that he identify major bundlers who are. To date, the campaign has identified 22 lobbyist bundlers who each raised $17,000 or more.
A ThinkProgress analysis of the data shows that 13 represent Big Energy and Big Finance — and between them, they collected more than $2.2...
“I love the fact that there are women out there who don’t have a choice and they...”
– Cool opinion, Ann Romney! (via thewordunheard)
I didn’t believe it, but that is in fact a direct, intact quote. Do they have anyone on that campaign with the sense God gave a codfish?
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Ok. There is a protest at the Wisconsin State...
cactustreemotel:
tehblackbirdflies:
United Wisconsin is also involved, as is Move On.
This Saturday, April 28th, from 12:00 to 3:00 at the Capitol.
Pass it on, please.
Rock it WI!
Dear people who question why girls go to the...
cactustreemotel:
middle-east-beast:
Hermione went alone and got attacked by a troll
True story.
“Republicans approve of the American farmer, but they are willing to help him go...”
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Harry S. Truman (via silas216)
Nope, there is nothing new under the sun.
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Plus ca change…
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